Because of conflicts in the community, Soroptimist International of Vandalia has changed the schedule for the Vandalia Idol competition.
The audition and finale will now be held on one night, this Saturday. The program will begin at 6 p.m.
Twelve individuals have registered for this year’s competition. Four competitors will advance to the final round of competition.
The judges for this year’s Vandalia Idol are Catherine Burgess, Nancy Childress and Scott Gercken.

• A 15-year-old youth was arrested on June 25 on an alleged probation violation. The youth was transferred to the Madison County Juvenile Detention Center.
• Jacob D. Tedrick, 23, 922 W. Tower St., Vandalia, was arrested on June 25 on an alleged violation of probation. Bond was $2,500.
• Jeffrey A. Beck, 39, RR 2, Brownstown, was arrested on June 25 for failure to appear in court in Vermillion County. Bond was $5,000, and he was transferred to that county.

✔ TOPS IL 2490 will meet from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is from 9-9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Dovie Heaton-Bergin at 283-1729.
✔ Evans Public Library in Vandalia will hold a special program at 10 a.m. Scovill Zoo in Decatur will bring animals for children to learn about and touch.
✔ TOPS IL 1872, Ramsey, will meet at the Christian Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is at 6:20 p.m., and the meeting is at 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 30

Meeting only briefly on Monday evening, the Vandalia City Council took action designed to lure two commercial businesses.
During that meeting, which lasted only two minutes, the council voted to seek bids on two parcels of land that the city owns in the western Interstate 70 interchange area.
Two ordinances on the sale of those parcels actually replace two ordinances OK’d by the council at its June 18 meeting.
One ordinance allows the city to accept bids on roughly 3.104 acres of land in the western interchange area.

A Vandalia City Council committee has formed recommendations on future salaries for the town’s mayor and aldermen.
But the salaries for Vandalia’s city clerk and city treasurer are still up for discussion. Those discussions will include the possibility of combining the treasurer’s duties with those of the clerk.
Under state law, the city council is required to approve salary levels for elected city officials at least 180 days prior to the election for those officials.

✔ TOPS IL 2490 will meet from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is from 9-9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Dovie Heaton-Bergin at 283-1729.
✔ TOPS IL 1872, Ramsey, will meet at the Christian Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is at 6:20 p.m., and the meeting is at 7 p.m.
Friday, June 22